Royal Dutch Shell PLC (SHEL) Slightly Slides on Below Average Volume

Royal Dutch Shell PLC logged a 0.5% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $62.07 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. SHEL's trading volume is 2,827,738 compared to the stock's average volume of 4,445,246.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC trades -14.27% away from its average analyst target price of $72.4 per share. The 13 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $56.1 to $83.0, and on average have given Royal Dutch Shell PLC a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying SHEL should be aware of the facts below:

  • Royal Dutch Shell PLC's current price is -11.1% below its Graham number of $69.8, which implies the stock has a margin of safety

  • Based on its trailing earnings per share of 11.87, Royal Dutch Shell PLC has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97

  • SHEL has a forward P/E ratio of 7.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.55 per share

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.79 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Royal Dutch Shell PLC is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.1 compared to its sector average of 1.68

  • Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas.

  • Based in London, the company has 91,140 full time employees and a market cap of $208.61 Billion. Royal Dutch Shell PLC currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.7%.

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